The info.xml file#

Use the info.xml file is required for each plug-in. It describes the plug-in and provides release notes to users for each version.

The following code is an example of a simple info.xml file.

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<pluginInfo>
  <author name="HCL UrbanCode">
    <organization>HCL UrbanCode</organization>
    <email>ucplugin@us.ibm.com</email>
    <website>https://developer.ibm.com/urbancode/plugins/</website>
    <bio/>
  </author>

  <integration type="Deploy"/>

  <source url="https://developer.ibm.com/urbancode/plugins/"/>

  <licenses>
    <license type="HCL"/>
  </licenses>

  <tool-description>Sample plug-in for HCL UrbanCode Deploy</tool-description>

  <related-info>
    <link description="Documentation for HCL UrbanCode Deploy" 
  title="HCL Knowledge Center" type="WEBSITE" 
  url="http://www-01.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/SS4GSP/ucd_welcome.html"/>
  </related-info>

  <release-version>12345</release-version>

  <release-notes>
      <release-note plugin-version="2">
Fixed some bugs with the plug-in.
      </release-note>
      <release-note plugin-version="1">
Fixed some bugs with the plug-in.
      </release-note>
  </release-notes>
</pluginInfo>

This file contains the following sections:

Parent topic: Creating plug-ins